Tag Archives: faith

Slugs and anchors — Hebrew 4-6

Posted on February 6, 2012 by parklinscomb

 Today’s reading continues to encourage Jewish Christians to remain true to the covenant established by Jesus by drawing analogy been their present circumstances and the circumstances of most of their forebears in the wilderness — because they wanted to turn … Continue reading →

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An obedience of faith — Romans 15-16

Posted on January 13, 2012 by parklinscomb

With the chapters 15 and 16 Paul wraps up his letter. He will put finishing touches on his extended command about accepting one another, his proposed mission plans (which he hopes the Roman church will help him with), an extensive … Continue reading →

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Justification available to all — Romans 4-6

Posted on January 9, 2012 by parklinscomb

First of all, I need to apologize for the lateness of this posting. Sundays are full of a great many things for preachers, and, of course, yesterday was a Sunday. The busyness of the day kept and distracted me from … Continue reading →

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You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God — Matthew 14-16

Posted on December 2, 2011 by parklinscomb

You know, if you’ve been a Christian for a while (maybe all your life) or if you’re really familiar with the Gospel story, the things that you read in passages like today’s reading could become sort of “ho-hum”. I guess what … Continue reading →

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For unto us a Child is born — Isaiah 7-9

Posted on September 7, 2011 by parklinscomb

Well, I understand that those of you in the midwest and the south (Texas, in particular) are welcoming a break from the heat. Yeah, for September! Yeah, for the Lord who blesses us with changes in seasons! But on to … Continue reading →

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The failure option — Numbers 13-15

Posted on February 26, 2011 by parklinscomb

So close and yet so far; and the difference was faith. Today’s reading is about the story of Israel’s failure to take the final step of faith into the promised land. Israel was just south of Canaan, on the cusp … Continue reading →

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